Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Western Europe, 1964

Western Europe
1964
Total fertility rate: 2.68
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1964  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Western Europe was 2.68 children per woman in 1964 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (167 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.6 years old. In total, 2,878,860 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.68
Births
2,878,860
Births per 1,000 people
18.2
Mean age of mothers
27.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
6.6%
Net reproduction rate
1.26
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.5
Population
158,481,748
The net reproduction rate counts only daughters who survive to their mothers' age: below 1, each generation of women is smaller than the one before.
Mother's ageBirths per 1,000 womenShare of total fertilityBirths
10-140.10.0%605
15-1934.76.5%189,335
20-24166.331.1%903,124
25-29166.931.2%914,422
30-34102.219.1%524,639
35-3948.89.1%262,837
40-4414.22.7%79,900
45-490.90.2%3,521
50-540.10.0%468